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More smiles. More laughs. More of that bright little personality we love so much.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMessy. That\u2019s the word that keeps coming to mind lately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We got to celebrate Sabrina\u2019s first birthday with her grandparents and her brother \u2014 but this milestone has held a lot of mixed emotions for us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We are celebrating \u2014 so deeply grateful to be home, grateful she got to do what so many one-year-olds do: absolutely demolish a smash cake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And at the same time\u2026 milestones like this can make the grief feel so jagged. There is still a sharp mourning for what we once imagined this season of life would look like \u2014 and for the quiet sense of safety we used to carry, before we learned how little of this is actually in our control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Behind this sweet, messy moment has also been a really hard stretch. RSV hit Sabrina harder than most kids because of her heart, and recovery has been slow and unpredictable. There\u2019s been more vomiting, more NG tube battles, and more emotionally exhausting days than we\u2019ve shared publicly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If I\u2019ve been quiet or slow to respond, please know it\u2019s only because Sabrina has needed so much of us lately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The hopeful part \u2014 the part we\u2019re holding tightly to \u2014 is that we are starting to see our girl shine through again. More smiles. More laughs. More of that bright little personality we love so much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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